Don't miss Trap Door Theatre's Into the Empty Sky, inspired by collection of works by Polish poet Wislawa Szymborska and directed by Monica Payne. Into the Empty Sky explores the strength it takes to flee catastrophe, the haunting nature of memory, and the (im)possibility of making it out alive. Opens May 11th and runs through June 17th. (more...)

Hallmark Channel's Emmy nominated daytime talk show "Home & Family" is on the search to find 'Home & Family's: Next Best Home Cook'! If you love to cook and have a great personality, than this is the contest for you. Not only can the applicant win $25,000, but he/she can also join Emmy Winner Mark Steines and two-time Emmy nominee Debbie Matenopoulos and become a part of 'Home & Family's' recurring cast. All the applicant has to do is submit a video sixty seconds or fewer showcasing their culinary talents and prove why they should be crowned 'Home & Family's' 2017 Best Home Cook. (more...)

Into the Empty Sky, devised and directed by Monica Payne, draws from a selection of Wislawa Szymborska's poems as the catalyst for this new work. Szymborska, a beloved Polish poet and Nobel laureate, tended to view her subjects, both large and small, from an unusual, pragmatic, and wry perspective. Into the Empty Sky features six women trapped in a purgatorial landscape; unsure of their surroundings, haunted by the past, and trying desperately to escape. (more...)

Tympanic Theatre Company presents WAITING FOR GODOT by Samuel Beckett. The production, directed by AaRon Mays, features an all-Latino cast - exploring the similarities between the elusive 'Godot' and the Latinx experience in the pursuit of the 'American Dream.' (more...)

Tympanic Theatre Company presents WAITING FOR GODOT by Samuel Beckett. The production, directed by Aaron Mays, features an all-Latino cast - exploring the similarities between the elusive 'Godot' and the Latinx experience in the pursuit of the 'American Dream.' (more...)

According to out.com, a third Sex and the City movie is officially a go. Following a long period of back-and-forth between the screenwriters and the four leading ladies, the script has apparently been approved at last by none other than Sarah Jessica Parker herself. The film, which will feature all four of the series' original stars, is set to begin principal filming this summer. (more...)

In February 2017, Tympanic Theatre Company will present WAITING FOR GODOT by Samuel Beckett. Our production, directed by Aaron Mays, will feature an all-Latino cast - exploring the similarities between the elusive 'Godot' and the Latinx experience in the pursuit of the 'American Dream.' (more...)

Tympanic is excited to announce the cast and crew for the World Premiere of SWEET ANALYTICS, a dark comedy by Hayes Borkowski (Vacation, Area IV Theatre), directed by Joshua Ellison*. SWEET ANALYTICS begins Tympanic's tenth season, and opens October 24, 2016 and runs through November 20, 2016 at Berry United Methodist Church, 4754 N Leavitt St. in Chicago. (more...)

The Trap Door Theatre presents Fantasy Island For Dummies (low cut daydream too near, too near), written by Ruth Margraff and directed by Kate Hendrickson, with original music composed by Nikos Brisco. The production opens Today, September 29, 2016 at 8 p.m. and runs through Saturday, November 5, 2016. (more...)

Fantasy Island for Dummies (low cut daydream too near, too near) is a new music-theatre work inspired by an episode of the iconic television series about the pleasures and perils of wish fulfillment. Devised in a collaborative exploration with Trap Door Theater actors, the piece is written by Ruth Margraff and directed by Kate Hendrickson, with original music composed by Pink Velvet.
A 1980 "Fantasy Island" episode about a ventriloquist and her devious dummy inspires a voyage into suppressed identities, ancient Babylonian sex goddesses, and a "perfect wife" struggling with her defiant side. (more...)

The Trap Door Theatre presents Fantasy Island For Dummies (low cut daydream too near, too near), written by Ruth Margraff and directed by Kate Hendrickson, with original music composed by Nikos Brisco. The production opens Thursday, September 29, 2016 at 8 p.m. and runs through Saturday, November 5, 2016. (more...)